Ella Diaries #05: Christmas Chaos Meredith Costain

AshwinSanghi is among India'shighest-selling English fiction authors. He has written several bestsellers inthe Bharat Collection (The Rozabal Line, Chanakya'sChant, The Krishna

Key, The Sialkot Saga, Keepers of theKalachakra, The Vault of Vishnu, The Magicians of Mazda and TheAyodhya Alliance) andtwo New York Times and Sunday TimesUK bestselling crimethrillers with James Patterson, PrivateIndia (sold in the U.S.as City on Fire) and Private Delhi(sold in the U.S. as Count to Ten). His novel Razor Sharp,the first book in the Kutta KadamThriller series conceptualized byAshwin, became a nationalbestseller. He mentors, collaborates and editsseveral nonfictiontitles in the 13 Steps Series on Luck, Wealth,Marks,Health and Parenting. He contributes to the opinion page of TheTimes of India.

Ashwinhas been included by Forbes India in their Celebrity 100 and by TheNew Indian Express in their Culture Power List.

Hehas won the Crossword Popular Choice Award 2012, Atta Galatta Popular ChoiceAward 2018, WBR Iconic Achievers Award 2018, the Lit-O-Fest Literature LegendAward 2018, the Kalinga Popular Choice Award 2021, and the Deendayal UpadhyayaRecognition 2023. He has also been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by JECRCUniversity, Rajasthan.

Hewas educated at Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai, and St. Xavier'sCollege, Mumbai. He holds an MBA from Yale University. Ashwin lives in Mumbaiwith his wife, Anushika, and son, Raghuvir.